Harness-buckle



(No Medal.)

' I J. G. HOYT.

HARNESS BUGKLE.

m m mm m 63 m. 1 w

m A/ m P M H. M aw in m W.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES G. HOYT, OF HAYWARDS, CALIFORNIA.

HARNESS-BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 504,693, datedSeptember 5, 1893.

Application filed April 3. 1893- To to whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES G. HOYT, a citizen of theUnitedStates,residing at Haywards, in the county of Alameda and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHarness-Buckles; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull,clear, and exact description of said invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it most nearly appertains to make,use, and practice the same.

The invention consists of the novel combination of parts including theirconstruction, substantially as hereinafter described ,and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective viewof a tug and its connection with the hame tug. Fig. 2is a longitudinalsection of Fig. 1, showing the gripping action of the buckle. Fig. Sis aperspective view of the upper frame, or casting; and Fig. 4 shows thelower frame, or casting.

Let A represent that part of the harness which is connected at one endwith the hame, and to the rear end of which the forward end of the tugis attached; and B the tug.

To the rear end of the piece or strap A of the harness I secure a frameor link, shown at Fig. 4. This frame or link is rectangular in form, andits sides b. b. are slightly curved by preference, but they might bemade straight. The lower end bar a, of the frame or link is preferablymade round or cylindrical, because it is embraced in the bight of strapA, and can adjust itself more readily when cylindrical than when in anyother form. The upper end bar d, can be made of any desired form. Abar cextends across the frame or link so as to connect the two sides at asufficient distance from the lower end bar a, to admit the thickness ofleather of strap A between it and the end bar. This cross bar is madewide so that its upper edge will stand above the sides of the frame, asshown at Fig. at, and it may be serrated or formed with broad teeth f.f. The upper frame or casting has aright angled tongue consisting of aplate, the vertical or upturned portion of which 71, stands aboutcentrally of the opening of said frame, and its horizontal portion g, isflanked upon each side by a slot or recess h, running parallel with saidhorizontal portion. The up Serial No. 468,899. (No model.)

per frame or casting has also, parallel sides 3', a cross-bar 7c, and anupturned lever-end Z, either produced open, or formed solid. Under theouter end of plate 9 is a stud or pin m, and to each of the side barslj, is cast a loop p, which serve in a tug buckle as fastening loops forthe saddle and belly strap of the harness. When the buckle is not usedas a tug buckle these loops may be dispensed with. It will be noticedthat the opening in the plate extends back, on each side of thestationary upturned tongue it beyond the base of the up-turned portion,into recesses 77.. When the lower casting, shown at Fig. 4, has beensecured to the end of strap A, as above described, its upper end-bar dis passed up through the opening in the upper casting (Fig. 3) in frontof the stationary tongue h, and thrown back over the tongue, so that itsside bars I). I). enter the recesses h on each side of the tongue. Theend of the tug is then passed underneath the upper casting and betweenit and the cross-bar e of the lower casting. The forward end of theupper casting is then raised by pressing down with the thumb upon theup-turned lever-end Z, so as to keep the pin or stud m raised above theface of the tug until the stud or pin m will drop into the proper holein the tug. The pressure is then re moved from the lever Z and the pinallowed to drop into the hole in the tug. The slightest strain upon thetug will then draw the parts together into the position shown at Figs. 1and 2. It will be readily seen that the tug will then be confined in astraight line, without bend or flexible strain, and that it will be heldby a triple grip, that is to say: the pin or stud m seated in the holein the tug provides one grip; the upward pressure of the cross-bar e ofthe lower casting against the under side of the tug directly under thepin forms a second grip; and the downward pressure of the upper end bardof the lower frame or casting forms a third grip, thus binding andholding the tug firmly in a straight line. To change the position of thetug the same operation is repeated.

For a simple strap buckle the cross-bar e of the lower frame may bedispensed with.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

A harness buckle, consisting of a lower frame or bail, having, near oneend, an intermediate cross-bar, projecting beyond the plane of the frameor bail, to engage the strap passing through said frame or bail, and anupper frame carrying, near its outer or rear end, upon the under side, apin or stud adapted to engage a hole in the strap opposite the aforesaidcross-bar, said upper frame also having an upturned loop at its forwardend, and the upwardly turned angular projection formed from theplate-portion of said upper frame and having its free end standingaboutcentrally of the opening of said upper frame, and having recessesextending parallel with the horizontal portion of said angularprojection, for the reception of the side-bars of said bail When broughtbehind the vertical portion of said projection, substantially as setforth.

' JAMES G. HOYT. Witnesses:

AUGUSTUS KEMPKEY, JAMES C. ADAMS.

